Our first event in the News and Brews Summer Series is a Thursday, May 11 discussion about the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s presidency.

Reporter Laura Paskus will moderate a discussion with Santa Fe immigration attorney Allegra Love, former director for USDA Rural Development Terry Brunner and prominent member of the New Mexico Muslim community Abbas Akhil about the beginning of the Trump presidency.

We will be in Downtown Albuquerque in the newly remodeled Simms Building on 4th and Gold on the 7th floor. Red Door Brewing will be selling beers.

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Ryan Zinke will step down from his post as Interior secretary, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. “Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years,” Trump wrote in a tweet. In a second tweet, Trump said he plans to announce a replacement in the coming days. In a resignation letter obtained by the Associated Press, Zinke attributed his departure to “vicious and politically motivated attacks.”
Zinke, a former Montana congressman and Navy SEAL, oversaw much of the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda, including the ramp up of public lands oil and gas leasing and the rollback of environmental protections.

This weekend, NM Political Report won seven awards at the Top of The Rockies, an annual contest sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists - Colorado Pro Chapter. The competition includes outlets from New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

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